Arganza
Bierzo
Northern Bierzo, with paraje-level vineyards strung along the foothills above the Cúa valley. Slate-and-clay soils produce structured, savoury Mencía at slightly cooler altitudes than the Ponferrada flatlands.
The wines of Arganza are made primarily from Godello, Mencía.
Vineyard Map
Climate
A sheltered basin between the Sierra de Ancares and the Aquilianos. Warmer days and cooler nights than the surrounding mountains, with the highest humidity in the DO. The valley floor carries more spring frost risk than the slopes above; harvest tends to be earlier.
Terroir
River-terrace soils of clay, sand, and rounded gravels deposited by the Sil and Cúa over millennia. Deeper, more fertile, and easier to work than the slate slopes above. Vines yield more, with rounder, more immediate fruit; the heart of the DO's village-level bottlings.
What it tastes like
Body
Medium
Acidity
Bright
Tannin
Firm
Oak
A touch of oak
Ripeness
Fresh
Concentration
Medium
Reds
Medium-bodied and bright, with firm tannin; black fruit, red fruit and a floral lift, with a taut finish.
black fruit · red fruit · floral · herbal · stony
Body
Medium
Acidity
Bright
Oak
No oak
Ripeness
Fresh
Concentration
Medium
Whites
Medium-bodied and bright; orchard fruit, stone fruit and citrus, with a taut finish.
apple and pear · stone fruit · citrus · floral · stony
Cork's estimate.
Similar styles
Lands in the same glass.
Like the reds
Grapes of Bierzo
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